 Mix Engineers ... what do you like to see?
Just something on my mind that I wanted to ask. So many ways of doing things.
When you open a session to mix, what makes your day? (and what pisses you off?) Sessions from real instruments or from keyboards/drum machines that someone else recorded.
Kick - in,out, both?
SN - top & bottom or just top?
RM - one, stereo, M/S
Lead VOX - mutliple takes or one single take?
BKG VOX - number of stacks
GTR - amped, direct, both?
BASS ?
horns?
recording levels?
tracks in a certain order? from left to right
certain things mono or stereo?
rough mixes?
etc,
etc,
etc
I label everything before recording audio. I also utilize the comment box on protools tracks to note mics, preamps, or whatever was used. Set song tempo, renumber bars (3 becomes 1) and many other little things. |